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That was my first thought, but it presents a major problem: depending on the width of the house, your rope ends would meet (at a shackle and winch) at a very oblique angle, putting massive leverage on the anchor rope. In order to achieve the same WLL as a straight leg to anchor, you'd need the angle to be 120 degrees. Now, given we don't know the dimensions of the house, let's assume it's about 6 meters across. If so, we're looking at the winch being situated somewhere around 5 to 6 meters from the wall of the house. Now, this might be ok, if the grounds are big, and the distance to the tree is far enough. Or not. Also, the rope will be hammered on the house corners. This could be overcome by padding the corners with side-cut pipe, say, 6-8 inch diameter. That new type platic ridged road drain pipe would be ideal. And the pipe will be crushed unless packed out against the wall with something uncompressable as well. All very complicated. Ground anchor would be ideal, but maybe thats not possible, for some reason. Could be the whole place is tarmcked, concrete or landscaped. Could be utilities whereabouts unknown. Who knows? If there is a slab foundation, then I would suggest bolting to that. Anything is possible, if the perameters are known and the physics understood. Pics and specifications would be great.

Sonds dodgy, but depends on factors. How much of a pull witll you need to exert? Of what is the house constructed? What kind of anchor? If we're talking rawlbolts, you can Googe the load rating of different bolts, resin, conpression sleeve etc. If you spread the load between several bolts equally, via a series of pullies, it will help. But also need to consult engineering info about the load rating of substrate etc. Rawlbolts are pretty strong, I've pulled a big stone out a creek bed with one drilled in, with a chain hoist suspended from a nearby tree. It all depends on the load. If it's to just get a small leaner over, and the line angle is optimal, the load won't be that much.

True. But then we do have lots of water.

That's the one. Same guy, anyway.

Update - problem solved! It was the flue pipe. Packed with soot, mainly at the 45 degree bends. With the old light gauge pipe, I could tell if there was buildup by tapping the pipe, could hear the difference. The new pipe is heavy gauge, and was misleading my ear! Must get one of those grill powered rotary brushes and sweep more often. Thanks for your replies.

Update - I bought a standard long wooden handled sappie. Best thing ever. Gotta have the tongs as well though. Great combo...

I was watching a thing about a project in Africa, where they are restoring grassland. They discovered the problem was too few cows. The biosphere in their neck o the kids requires a certain concentration of roaming rumenants to survive. Without the cows, the grass doesn't get cropped, and dies standing in the winter, whereapon it chemically decomposes as opposed to biologically deconpises, which robs the soul of nutrients. The cows hoofs also break up the crust, which allows rain to penetrate and pool. Without the crust disruption, the rainfall runs off as is wasted. I'll try and find it again...

Hmmm. Well, I made a kind of "threshold" for the firebox just inside the door, just a bit of flat iron, and it still smoked. Tomorrow I will sweep the flue and see if that makes any difference. I guess if it does, I'll feel a bit silly... cheers for the reply.

Cheers, that's the Waterford 101, a clone of the traditional Jotul. My problem stove is the Waterford 100, an older model, same hight but wider and boxier.

Yeah, I tried, it's an ancient model, very little info on it. I think it's all there, two side baffles and the too baffle, all interlivking like they should. We're looking at getting a Jotul 602 if I can't sort the Waterford out. I'm going to try and make the firebox opening smaller by blanking off a few inches with bits of flat bar-stock and see if it helps. The Jotul had a bit of a "lip" on the floor end of the firebox opening, whereas the Waterford firebox is just flat all the way.

We replaced a great reliable Jotul with this Waterford 100, bought for cheap. I like the stove, well made, heavy, but by God it smokes. It smokes on lighting. Smokes when the fires going well and everything is hot. Basically if the door is opend, it smokes. The Jotul never smoked. Now, the Jotul was old with the internal baffels cracked, and I passed it on to a relative for his workshop. It was running a light gauge, single wall stainless flue, no probs. I gave the flue away with the Jotul, and bought a new flue for the Waterford 100, a heavier gauge, single wall stainless. Anyone have experience with this stove? I'm thinking the internal airflow Dynamics of the Waterford are just not as good as the Jotul. It also has a wider opening than the Jotul. Here's a pic. Ideas will be great fully received.

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Buy the gear anyway, if it's not fun, you can resell it!

That pretty much my understanding. I don't know if you're referring to the gay wedding cake in the US or somewhere else, I know in the US case the supreme Court found in favor if the baker (the couple wanted two marzipan men engaged in sexual intercourse atop their cake, whether that made any difference to their ruling I don't know).

See if the council will put you on a MEWP and give you battery powered equipment? Or buy your own, and go self employed as Hight For Hire, doing house painting, gutters, roof repair, tall hedges, etc.

I thought so too! Of course, the Hollanders in Ireland are here trying to get away from Holland, so possibly atypical specimens. In fairness I've only run across a few sour ones, most are very honerable. ♥️ the Dutch, really, I do! ?

Oh dear - well that really is bad!

That said, my best mate is Dutch, and have also worked for loads of good'uns.

I can see that law applying to "Goods & Services" of a static and regular nature, like a shop, or a hairdresser. I think it would be incredibly hard to get a conviction on a roving tradesman though, where each job is different, and warrents a different quote. It's often said on here that if the job looks like a pain in the ass, just quote stupid high. Who's to say that refusing a job, or quoting high has a racist motive, in any given situation? I wonder if any such case has ever been brought and successfully prosecuted? Naturally, if one said to the prospective client "Sorry mate, I don't work for (whatevers)" then it's addmittance of guilt. Is refusing to quote based on address a crime as well? (Halting sites, rough estates?) If the recent political circus has taught us anything, it's that Law is whatever people with power want it to be, can convince others it is, and how they choose to interpret and apply it. My legal mind is intregued. Personally, all the times I've had issues it was always with the Dutch!

"For every lie told, a debt to the truth is incurred. Sooner or later that debt is paid". - Professor Guy from the HBO Chernobyl series.

Bloody natives, workin' so damn cheap they takin' our jobs ?

5 tonne tirfor and a stormy dark night.

Vertical splitter, preferably 8-9 tonne. Generic Chinese ones are ok.

Gladiators

Yes, but when you run out of their money, you simply compel them to work by force. You do need to keep your secret police well fed and watered though....